James Benton Grant
James Benton Grant | |
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| 3rd Governor of Colorado | |
| In office January 9, 1883 – January 13, 1885 | |
| Lieutenant | William H. Meyer |
| Preceded by | Frederick W. Pitkin |
| Succeeded by | Benjamin H. Eaton |
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| Born | January 2, 1848 Russell County, Alabama |
| Died | November 1, 1911 (aged 63) Excelsior Springs, Missouri |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Mary Goodell[1] |
| Relatives | Roswell Eaton Goodell (father-in-law)[1] |
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James Benton Grant (January 2, 1848 – November 1, 1911) was an American mining engineer, Confederate soldier, and the third Governor of Colorado from 1883 to 1885. He was born in Russell County, Alabama and died in Excelsior Springs, Missouri.[2]
During the outbreak of the American Civil War, he enlisted as a private in the 20th Alabama Light Artillery regiment in the Confederate Army.[3] He attended what is now Iowa State University for two years and then Cornell University from 1873–1874[4] before he moved to the Freiberg School of Mines in Germany, where he studied metallurgy. He was also the first Democratic governor of Colorado.[5]
See also
References
- ^ a b Cannon, Helen (Winter 1964). "First Ladies of Colorado Mary Goodell Grant" (PDF). Colorado Magazine. 4 (1). Retrieved June 1, 2020.
- ^ "The Governor James Benton Grant Collection at the Colorado State Archives". Retrieved July 30, 2012.
- ^ http://www.colorado-scv.org/prominent-colorado-veterans.html
- ^ "The Ten-year Book of Cornell University 1868-1878 Matriculated section pp. 71".
- ^ "Colorado Governor James Benton Grant". Retrieved July 30, 2012.
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